Is Bottled Water Safe?
Today there is a wide variety of bottled waters. Bottled water usually comes in three different types – spring water, natural mineral water and purified water. There are enough bottles of water sold each year to stretch around the earth three times. There are many reasons why bottled water is so popular. Some people don’t access to healthy drinking water and they have to drink bottled water. But mostly people drink it because they believe it’s healthier for them. But is bottled water safe?
Types of Bottled Water
Natural mineral water originates from underground water deposits. It has always been valued for its health benefits. However, since get plenty of alkaline minerals from the meats and vegetables that we eat, the health benefits of the minerals that this water contains are minimal. Also, mineral water is not disinfected. Thus, it may contain naturally occuring bacteria.
Spring water is very often sold as mineral water. But this water doesn’t have a constant mineral content. Spring water is cheaper than natural mineral water, but there aren’t standards regarding pH and mineral content when it comes to Spring water, so you really don’t know what you’re getting from brand to brand.
Purified water has been purified using reverse osmosis or water distillation. It’s pure but has had all of the minerals and oxygen stripped from it, leaving it empty and acidic.
Is Bottled Water Safe?
There are a lot of myths about bottled water. A common belief is that bottled water is safer than tap or home filtered water. People also believe that it’s natural and healthy. These myths are derieved from deceptive advertising. Is bottled water safe? No, and you should avoid it.
The truth is plastic bottles may contain xylene, styrene, BPA, BPB, and toluene. These chemicals are known to be neurotoxins and carcinogens, meaning they cause cancer. When you expose these soft plastic bottles to acidic water, like purified water, the acidic water will break down the soft plastic and contaminate your drinking water.
Morever, bottled water is often more contaminated than tap water because bottled water companies don’t have to adhere to the same safety standards as municipal water treatment facilities.
Bottled water manufacturers spend huge sums of money to convince consumers that the water they produce is much better than tap water. The truth is about 40% of bottled water is just filtered tap water! In some cases, tap water may even be cleaner than bottled water.
As to the cost of bottled water, it can be more expensive than gas!
Home Water Filtration is Best
A home water filtration system, like an EOS water ionizer, is the best way to make your drinking water really safe. The dual sixteen stage filters remove 99.99% of the water contaminants from your tap water, a higher purification standard than bottled water companies have to adhere to.
What’s even more impressive is that a water ionizer uses water electrolysis to restore antioxidants to your tap water that will detoxify your body. Tap and bottled waters do not contain any antioxidants.
Is bottled water safe? No. You should stop drinking bottled water because of the nasty chemicals and environmental impact. It is much cheaper and healthier to bottle water in your own home. A liter of alkaline ionized water from an EOS water ionizer only costs about 3 cents!
To your health!
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